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Lu Jing and others from Zhu Min’s team at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with scholars from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and the University of Michigan in the United States, have created a new bas
The Luoping Fauna is a group of biological fossils preserved in the early Middle Triassic strata in the Luoping area of Yunnan, my country. Similar fossil assemblages are also found in Panxian, Guizhou, and are also called Panxian Fauna. For a long time, abundant marine life fossils have been found
"Scientific Reports" published on February 27 reported the research results of a new species of ankylosaurus fossils discovered in Hu Town, Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province. This species was officially named Jinyunpelta sinensis. The research results were jointly completed by researchers Z
On May 26, Zhou Zhonghe’s research team at the Institute of Vertebral Paleolithology reported in Scientific Reports a new pheasant fossil material with nearly complete skeleton preservation. The specimen was found in the Hezheng area of the Linxia Basin, an area adjacent to the Qinghai-Tibet
Xu Xing's team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published their latest results on the evolution of sauropod dinosaurs in the British journal Nature Communications on July 24, reporting a species from the early Middle Jurassic
Turtles are familiar animals, but their evolutionary history is one of the biggest mysteries in paleontology: whether they originated independently from anapora (no other openings in the skull behind the eye holes), or whether they were related to lizards and crocodiles. Along with dinosaurs
Tibetan Snowcock, also known as Tibetan Snowcock in English, has 6 subspecies and is similar in shape to domestic chickens.Tibetan snow chickens like to gather in groups, mostly in small groups of 3-5. In areas with high density, you can see large groups of 10-20 or even nearly 100. They are active
The Himalayan Snowcock is divided into five subspecies. The nominate subspecies has the darkest color of feathers, the southern Xinjiang subspecies has the lightest color, and the Qinghai subspecies has a color between the above two subspecies.Dark-bellied snowcocks like to gather in groups, often f
The black-billed grouse is called Black-billed Capercaillie in foreign language, and there are 3 subspecies.The activities and foraging of black-billed grouse are all during the day, starting at dawn and not stopping until dusk. They are good at walking on the ground, and generally seldom fly except
Recently, Wang Min, Zhou Zhonghe, and Thomas from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published the latest research results in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reporting on an early Cretaceous primitive bird dis
The cave bear Ursus spelaeus (and its ancestor Ursus deningeri) is an iconic fossil species in Europe during the Quaternary Period and one of the earliest fossil species recognized by humans. The giant bears once roamed Europe and were known to live in caves. In the evolutionary history of more than
Recently, PLoS ONE reported online that Platylomaspis serratus gen. et sp. nov., the earliest multi-branched fish discovered in the Silurian System of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang, China, will The origin of multibranched fishes advanced from the Early Devonian to the Silurian Landoverian, abou
The reduction in the number of fingers or toes has occurred many times in the evolution of tetrapods. The most famous example is the "Horse Fossil Sequence" (this is a series of equine fossils from primitive to progressive, which reveal the gradual reduction of limbs to one digit in the evolu
Sperm Whale, with no subspecies, has the largest brain in the animal kingdom.Sperm whales like to live in groups, often with a few male whales and a large group of female whales and calves forming a large group of more than dozens, or even two or three hundred. They migrate north and south every yea
Killer Whale is the largest species in the dolphin family, and there is no subspecies.Killer whales are highly social and have a complex social structure. They like to live in groups, ranging from small groups of 2-3 to large groups of 40-50. There are even reports of hundreds of individuals in a gr
The Ganges River Dolphin is a nominative subspecies of the South Asian river dolphin.The Ganges River Dolphin looks like a crocodile. When breathing, it often floats to the surface at a certain angle, so it may be mistaken for a crocodile in some areas. The entire head and beak of the Ganges River d
The scientific name of the Baiji dolphin is Lipotes vexillifer, and its foreign name is Baiji. There is no subspecies. "Ji" is pronounced as "jì", and the media often writes it as "baiji dolphin". It is a small freshwater whale unique to China.The Baiji dolphin diverge
Humpback whale is not the largest whale in the world, but it is also a well-deserved giant in the ocean.Humpback whales mostly move in pairs, are gentle in temperament, and have a strong attachment to their companions. Every year, they migrate regularly from north to south: in summer, they migrate t